bass on the fly

bill - no kidding? but, i thought we were talking about warmwater
fishing for largemouth... still, i have no doubt a good flyfisherman
will do well, and even on occasions catch more...i just believe, day in
and day out, a good spin or baitcaster will catch more largemouth.
during our smallmouth float on penns, wolfgang - who is a much better
fisherman than i - caught more small smallies on the flyrod than i did
on a spinning rod...but i caught almost as many as he did, and i
definitely caught the largest of the smallies that day.

jeff

Bill Curry wrote:



Hi,

Jeff -
Recently in SouthWestern Nova Scotia, where there is excellent smallie
fishing, several tournamnets have been won by fly rodders!!!

Bill
http://www.tightlines.ca

"Jeff Miller" wrote in message
news:Eclsc.7558$zE6.6723@lakeread06...
bill - no kidding? but, i thought we were talking about warmwater
fishing for largemouth... still, i have no doubt a good flyfisherman
will do well, and even on occasions catch more...i just believe, day
in
and day out, a good spin or baitcaster will catch more largemouth.
during our smallmouth float on penns, wolfgang - who is a much
better
fisherman than i - caught more small smallies on the flyrod than i
did
on a spinning rod...but i caught almost as many as he did, and i
definitely caught the largest of the smallies that day.

Not sure that's true. I caught only four smallmouth. Rock bass were
another story altogether......got over a dozen of those.

I'd be willing to risk a small to moderate wager on my chances with a
fly rod against a spin fisher for smallmouth under most conditions,
but I think it would be a sucker bet for largemouth.

Wolfgang

Wolfgang wrote:




Not sure that's true. I caught only four smallmouth. Rock bass were
another story altogether......got over a dozen of those.

well then...somebody owes me 5 bucks. g i did catch more than 4
smallies, and i definitely caught the biggest one. did anybody catch
more than 8 smallmouth? those little rock bass (?) looked like bug-eyed
water rodents to me...hmmm...

I'd be willing to risk a small to moderate wager on my chances with a
fly rod against a spin fisher for smallmouth under most conditions,
but I think it would be a sucker bet for largemouth.

well, now...double or nothing, fontana lake, october.

jeff

"Jeff Miller" wrote in message
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Wolfgang wrote:




Not sure that's true. I caught only four smallmouth. Rock bass were
another story altogether......got over a dozen of those.

well then...somebody owes me 5 bucks. g i did catch more than 4
smallies, and i definitely caught the biggest one. did anybody catch
more than 8 smallmouth? those little rock bass (?) looked like bug-eyed
water rodents to me...hmmm...

I'd be willing to risk a small to moderate wager on my chances with a
fly rod against a spin fisher for smallmouth under most conditions,
but I think it would be a sucker bet for largemouth.

well, now...double or nothing, fontana lake, october.

Hm......shoreline?......for smallmouth? I got a six pack, a dog, and a
woman........you?

Wolfgang
and god help me if either of the latter ever sees this.

"Wolfgang" wrote
well, now...double or nothing, fontana lake, october.

Hm......shoreline?......for smallmouth? I got a six pack, a dog, and a
woman........you?

Wolfgang
and god help me if either of the latter ever sees this.

hilarious, and i can dig the sight of you with little beads of sweat
popping out as you write, and the increase in heart rate... and the best
part is, i will be there to see it all go down. might even write a song
about it, if i can work a sexual spin in there, somewhere...

yfitons
wayno

Wolfgang wrote:


I'd be willing to risk a small to moderate wager on my chances with a
fly rod against a spin fisher for smallmouth under most conditions,

then i wrote:

well, now...double or nothing, fontana lake, october.



and, wolfie said:

Hm......shoreline?......for smallmouth?

ok... i'll bring the bay boat.

I got a six pack, a dog, and a
woman........you?

um, well yeah...so far anyway. is that the bet? if so, i'm pretty sure
i can hazard the six pack, but no way i'm wagerin my dog...um, or
rachel. g

jeff

"Jeff Miller" wrote in message
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Wolfgang wrote:


I'd be willing to risk a small to moderate wager on my chances
with a
fly rod against a spin fisher for smallmouth under most
conditions,

then i wrote:

well, now...double or nothing, fontana lake, october.



and, wolfie said:

Hm......shoreline?......for smallmouth?

ok... i'll bring the bay boat.

I got a six pack, a dog, and a
woman........you?

um, well yeah...so far anyway. is that the bet? if so, i'm pretty
sure
i can hazard the six pack, but no way i'm wagerin my dog...um, or
rachel. g

Well, Becky says one way or another someone......and probably more
than one.....would die trying to collect. Cullen said nothing, but he
goes where his Mumma goes.

O.k., a six pack it is.

Wolfgang

well alrighty then!! you be sure to bring the glarus down with you, ya
hear now. btw, someone at the local bar mentioned there might be a
"steelhead" (faux variety) run up lower hazel creek in october... never
heard of such a thing, ...but, when you wish upon a star... you got any
steelhead fishin stuff? we should make a fontana lake-run steelie a
"joker's wild" pay double bet, eh? so, bring a case or two of that
glarus. g

and...um...sadie is spayed. i trust you will inform cullen...

jeff

Wolfgang wrote:


O.k., a six pack it is.

Wolfgang

"Jeff Miller" wrote

wolfy submitted that:

I'd be willing to risk a small to moderate wager on my chances with a
fly rod against a spin fisher for smallmouth under most conditions,
but I think it would be a sucker bet for largemouth.


jeffie responded:

well, now...double or nothing, fontana lake, october.

jeff

uh, jeffie, could i put, say, a couple hundred on the spinner with a
chartruese twister?

yfitp
wayno (not that i would take advantage of a cheesehead, or anything)

"Jeff Miller" wrote in message
news:Eclsc.7558$zE6.6723@lakeread06...
bill - no kidding? but, i thought we were talking about warmwater
fishing for largemouth... still, i have no doubt a good flyfisherman
will do well, and even on occasions catch more...i just believe, day in
and day out, a good spin or baitcaster will catch more largemouth.
during our smallmouth float on penns, wolfgang - who is a much better
fisherman than i - caught more small smallies on the flyrod than i did
on a spinning rod...but i caught almost as many as he did, and i
definitely caught the largest of the smallies that day.

jeff

Bill Curry wrote:



Hi,

Jeff -
Recently in SouthWestern Nova Scotia, where there is excellent smallie
fishing, several tournamnets have been won by fly rodders!!!

Bill
http://www.tightlines.ca




Hi,

There are no largemouth in Nova Scotia, so my experience with them is rather
limited - only on "out of Province" excursions, and even then I tend to
target trout, not bass, I must admit.
My point was simply that in tournament conditions up here, where presumably
one would be using the "best" method for catching the biggest and most
smallmouth, many people are now choosing to use fly fishing gear. I do not
participate in tournaments, preferring to fish on my own or I am out with
sports.
Tournaments aside, there are many locations in the Province which are, I
believe, better suited for fly fishing for smallies than for using
hardware - for one thing the lakes which get the most pressure, although
admittedly up here the pressure is much less than is likely to be seen below
the border, hold shallow water opportunities for a fly rodder in a canoe
simply because you can go where the bass boats don't.
I would also say that smallie fishing is a relatively new thing up here, and
so we are all learning - but one thing I've learned is that the TV show
methods certainly do not hold up for what we can do here. I can wade or use
a canoe (and soon will have a float tube to try) and catch all kinds of bass
in places where the trailed boat with all the gear (and weight) can't get
in. We also catch some very large bass, as big as I hear others catching, on
a fly rod - although I have never tried a direct "you fish with spinning
gear, I'll use fly rod" comparison.

Largemouth, it would appear from others comments, would be different?

Bill
http://www.tightlines.ca